I was just looking at the prices in some old South Bend catalogs at vintagemachinery.org, which made me wonder how much my lathe would cost in today's dollars. So, I went to usinflationcalculator.com and crunched the numbers...
(This is w/o electrical equipment)
My lathe is a 1960 13" model CL175C
Lathe - (1960) 1,835 (2017) 15,195
Taper Attachment - (1960) 245 (2017) 2,028
Milling Attachment - (1960) 86.50 (2017) 716
Hardened and Ground Ways - (1960) 227 (2017) 1,879
Steady Rest - (1960) 25.20 (2017) 208
Follower Rest - (1960) 12.60 (2017) 104
Handwheel Collet Attachment - (1960) 68.75 (2017) 569
Total - (1960) $2,500.05 (2017) $20,701.00
So, how much would your lathe cost today?
(This is w/o electrical equipment)
My lathe is a 1960 13" model CL175C
Lathe - (1960) 1,835 (2017) 15,195
Taper Attachment - (1960) 245 (2017) 2,028
Milling Attachment - (1960) 86.50 (2017) 716
Hardened and Ground Ways - (1960) 227 (2017) 1,879
Steady Rest - (1960) 25.20 (2017) 208
Follower Rest - (1960) 12.60 (2017) 104
Handwheel Collet Attachment - (1960) 68.75 (2017) 569
Total - (1960) $2,500.05 (2017) $20,701.00
So, how much would your lathe cost today?
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